The Port of Picton in the Queen Charlotte Sound welcomes cruise ships through-out the season. Just 25 minutes south of Picton Your Local Chauffeur takes you on a sensational scenic journey of Marlborough and being most famous for the largest export and grower of New Zealand wines.
Your personal tour offers great flexibility to combine your favourite requests with Your Local Chauffeur's recommendations of the area.
Although wine tasting is not included in this tour you can choose to try a glass of your very favourite style or enjoy a good old beer. Non alcoholic always available.
Many gourmet treats await you. Not just the chocolate but superb cheeses, honey on tap, black garlic produced in many culinary ways, cherries and berries in season December through to February.
Kiwi ice-cream 'Tip Top' and other brands also home made fudges. Real and Fresh fruit (Strawberry Farm) ice-cream is such a treat.
Your itinerary could vary depending slightly due to your time in Port.
Some exciting options you could consider could be a visit to an award
winning garden, a visit to a renowned local artist’s personal gallery, You could also choose a visit to the Omaka Air Museum to view Peter
Jackson’s classic air plane displays.
From lunch in Havelock you will travel around the Bays of the Marlborough Sounds.
Firstly, Pelorus Sound with amazing views and local crafters live and breath in their favourite creative environment.
You will travel through Link Water the home of the Cranky Goat who produce some delicious varieties of cheeses
and certainly match lovely wines of the region.
You will cross over the land dividing the Three Sounds to Queen Charlotte Sound, where you entered via your ship.
Several high top views are not to be missed and you will stop at recommended spots and don't hesitate to say Hoy stop here!
You will travel in a comfortable vehicle of up to 8 seats.
The vehicle is yours for the day. Your Local Chauffeur is a local owner who has great passion for Marlborough and would look forward to sharing it with you.